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StellaLou to make her dance debut with Hong Kong Ballet at Disneyland

by Sue Ng
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  • Beloved bunny will star in the first collaboration between the theme park and the city’s top ballet dance troupe
  • ‘StellaLou’s Wonderful Wishes Ballet’ will run from April 5 to 10 and April 14 to 16, with sign language interpretation available for theme songs at all performances
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Surge in virus outbreaks at Hong Kong schools after lifting of mask mandate

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  • Uptick in respiratory syncytial virus and hand, foot and mouth disease cases in community a result of students dropping masks, according to Dr Patrick Ip
  • He reminds parents to make sure children wash hands, get vaccinated, says social activities and exercise should be encouraged
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AsiaSTEM

One Piece author Eiichiro Oda draws on ChatGPT for inspiration

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  • Even the artist behind the record-breaking manga series experiences writer’s block – and OpenAI’s chatbot was able to help him out
  • Curious to know how ChatGPT was trained? Take a look at our graphic explainer below
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Hong Kong double decker bus crash traps 76, injures 13

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  • Incident caused jams stretching back 4km from scene
  • Firefighters rush to secure vehicle and lead passengers to safety
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Hong KongEducation

The power of mathematics exploration: HLMA winners share life lessons

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  • Former awards winners Dorothy Cheng and Dr Brian Chung share how they were inspired by their experiences and how it affects their lives today
  • Biennial HLMA competition provides an opportunity for secondary students to hone their research skills in mathematics and compete for a share of HK$1 million in prizes
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MusicCanto-pop

RubberBand’s first world tour Ciao to bring Hongkongers abroad sound of home

by Yanni Chow
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  • Starting from the end of March, the Hong Kong band will perform around western Europe, with concerts in London, Manchester, Berlin and Amsterdam
  • The Cantopop musicians see this trip as a way of reuniting with those who have emigrated from Hong Kong and forged new lives elsewhere
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OpinionThe Lens

South Korea’s president faces backlash for 69-hour work week proposal

by YP Readers
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  • Exhausted workers criticised the campaign aimed at tackling the country’s dwindling labour force and low birth rates
  • Each week, we choose a picture from the news and provide questions to help you dive deeper into the topic
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Hong KongHot Topics

Hot Topics: How Hong Kong’s rules for hawkers are affecting the dying trade

by Doris Wai
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  • Earlier this month, law enforcement officers seized 90-year-old Chan Tak-ching’s cart because it was being operated by an unlicensed third party in her absence
  • The itinerant hawker has appealed to authorities to change the ‘outdated’ legislation governing the struggling sector
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ListeningBetter English

What is daylight saving time and how does it work?

by Doris Wai
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  • Practise your English with our short listening exercises: play the audio linked below, answer the questions, and check the answers at the bottom of the page
  • This week’s podcast discusses a practice that aims to give people a little more sunshine
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LifestyleHealth

Always sleepy on Monday mornings? You could be experiencing social jet lag

by Doris Wai
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  • Condition occurs when your bedtime changes more than two hours and throws off your body’s natural clock, says sleep specialist Dr Kenny Pang
  • Every week, Talking Points gives you a worksheet to practise your reading comprehension with exercises about the story we’ve written
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OpinionFace Off

Should people still wear masks even if it is no longer mandated in Hong Kong?

by YP Readers
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  • Each week, two of our readers debate a hot topic in a showdown that doesn’t necessarily reflect their personal viewpoints
  • This week, they discuss whether Hongkongers should keep covering their faces, even if it is no longer required by law
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CompetitionsBrain Game

Brain Game: What would you do if you woke up one day and you were suddenly 65 years old? (Round 3)

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  • Our writing competition starts with 10 students, who are eliminated one at a time based on your votes and YP editors’ picks – who will you choose?
  • This week, contestants share what they would do if they woke up to find they had become elderly overnight
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BooksCareers

YA author Axie Oh on writing books to reflect her Korean heritage

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  • Korean-American writer of ‘The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea’ has published 4 young adult fiction novels – all are related to her home country, South Korea
  • Every week, Talking Points gives you a worksheet to practise your reading comprehension with exercises about the story we’ve written
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Letters to the EditorsFrom YP readers

Your Voice: How global warming could cause cold weather (long letters)

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  • Extra frigid winters in the US are the result of climate change and the polar vortex stretching down from the Arctic, one student explains
  • Schools must create safe environments for LGBTQ students, another reader says
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// Environment
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// Asia
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// Lifestyle
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// Entertainment
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// Hong Kong
Surge in virus outbreaks at Hong Kong schools after lifting of mask mandate
// Asia
One Piece author Eiichiro Oda draws on ChatGPT for inspiration
// Hong Kong
Hong Kong double decker bus crash traps 76, injures 13
// Hong Kong
The power of mathematics exploration: HLMA winners share life lessons
// Global
‘Break-ups suck’: New Zealand campaign comforts brokenhearted youth
// Hong Kong
Kowloon Tong private school to close, citing emigration wave for demise
// Environment
Scientists make ‘disturbing’ find on remote Brazil island: plastic rocks
// Asia
Controversial experiment in Indonesia sees school starting at dawn
// Lifestyle
Say the magic words: 10 phrases inspired by wizarding world of Harry Potter
// Entertainment
StellaLou to make her dance debut with Hong Kong Ballet at Disneyland
// Hong Kong
Surge in virus outbreaks at Hong Kong schools after lifting of mask mandate
// Asia
One Piece author Eiichiro Oda draws on ChatGPT for inspiration
// Hong Kong
Hong Kong double decker bus crash traps 76, injures 13
// Hong Kong
The power of mathematics exploration: HLMA winners share life lessons
// Music
RubberBand’s first world tour Ciao to bring Hongkongers abroad sound of home
// Opinion
South Korea’s president faces backlash for 69-hour work week proposal
// Hong Kong
Hot Topics: How Hong Kong’s rules for hawkers are affecting the dying trade
// Listening
What is daylight saving time and how does it work?
// Lifestyle
Always sleepy on Monday mornings? You could be experiencing social jet lag
// Opinion
Should people still wear masks even if it is no longer mandated in Hong Kong?
// Competitions
Brain Game: What would you do if you woke up one day and you were suddenly 65 years old? (Round 3)
// Books
YA author Axie Oh on writing books to reflect her Korean heritage
// Letters to the Editors
Your Voice: How global warming could cause cold weather (long letters)
// Letters to the Editors
Your Voice: How to live with AI (short letters)
// Music
RubberBand’s first world tour Ciao to bring Hongkongers abroad sound of home
// Opinion
South Korea’s president faces backlash for 69-hour work week proposal
// Hong Kong
Hot Topics: How Hong Kong’s rules for hawkers are affecting the dying trade
// Listening
What is daylight saving time and how does it work?
// Lifestyle
Always sleepy on Monday mornings? You could be experiencing social jet lag
// Opinion
Should people still wear masks even if it is no longer mandated in Hong Kong?
// Competitions
Brain Game: What would you do if you woke up one day and you were suddenly 65 years old? (Round 3)
// Books
YA author Axie Oh on writing books to reflect her Korean heritage
// Letters to the Editors
Your Voice: How global warming could cause cold weather (long letters)
// Letters to the Editors
Your Voice: How to live with AI (short letters)
// Competitions
Top 10: What is your favourite hidden spot in Hong Kong?
// Music
West Kowloon’s Popfest is bringing together over 200 Hong Kong artists
// Global
Do you sleep less than 6 hours a night? You could be twice as likely to develop long Covid
// Personal development
Help! I know a secret about a friend that would hurt her feelings
// Global
In troubled Libya, young robotics fans see hope in technology
// Hong Kong
Hong Kong airport computer breakdown leaves hundreds of travellers stranded
// Hong Kong
Hong Kong study finds nearly half of 30 dried meat samples contain possible carcinogenic substances
// Movies
Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ is swimming into movie theatres this May
// Global
Nike to replace kangaroo skins with synthetic material
// Asia
China to reopen borders to tourists, resume issuing all visas
// Competitions
Top 10: What is your favourite hidden spot in Hong Kong?
// Music
West Kowloon’s Popfest is bringing together over 200 Hong Kong artists
// Global
Do you sleep less than 6 hours a night? You could be twice as likely to develop long Covid
// Personal development
Help! I know a secret about a friend that would hurt her feelings
// Global
In troubled Libya, young robotics fans see hope in technology
// Hong Kong
Hong Kong airport computer breakdown leaves hundreds of travellers stranded
// Hong Kong
Hong Kong study finds nearly half of 30 dried meat samples contain possible carcinogenic substances
// Movies
Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ is swimming into movie theatres this May
// Global
Nike to replace kangaroo skins with synthetic material
// Asia
China to reopen borders to tourists, resume issuing all visas
// Lifestyle
Check out photos of Hong Kong’s ‘villain hitting’ ritual
// Hong Kong
Hong Kong students have mixed views on Greater Bay Area exchange programmes
// Hong Kong
ChatGPT could get students expelled from Chinese University of Hong Kong
// Global
Australia offers permanent residency to 370 Hongkongers in first year of immigration scheme
// Lifestyle
How the axolotl, critically endangered amphibian, regrows lost body parts
// Movies
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ wins best picture at the Oscars
// Hong Kong
Educators, students discuss how ChatGPT is changing the future of learning
// Discover
More than 60,000 protest in Greece after deadly train accident
// Discover
Hot Topics: ‘To My Nineteen-year-old Self’ and consent in documentaries
// Competitions
Brain Game: If you could design a new Hong Kong banknote, what would be the value and design? (Round 2)
// Lifestyle
Check out photos of Hong Kong’s ‘villain hitting’ ritual
// Hong Kong
Hong Kong students have mixed views on Greater Bay Area exchange programmes
// Hong Kong
ChatGPT could get students expelled from Chinese University of Hong Kong
// Global
Australia offers permanent residency to 370 Hongkongers in first year of immigration scheme
// Lifestyle
How the axolotl, critically endangered amphibian, regrows lost body parts
// Movies
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ wins best picture at the Oscars
// Hong Kong
Educators, students discuss how ChatGPT is changing the future of learning
// Discover
More than 60,000 protest in Greece after deadly train accident
// Discover
Hot Topics: ‘To My Nineteen-year-old Self’ and consent in documentaries
// Competitions
Brain Game: If you could design a new Hong Kong banknote, what would be the value and design? (Round 2)
// Lifestyle
Why doctors should be trained to identify conditions in diverse skin tones
// Your Voice
Should the news publish graphic photos?
// Entertainment
7 inspiring quotes in movies nominated for Oscars this year
// Personal development
Psychologists discuss how adults can help kids process disturbing news
// Letters to the Editors
Your Voice: Hong Kong schools take the fun out of reading (short letters)
// Letters to the Editors
Your Voice: Clockenflap must do more to reduce plastic waste (long letters)
// Your Voice
Top 10: Where is the best place to hike in Hong Kong?
// Global
TikTok’s new Bold Glamour filter raises concerns over toxic beauty standards and AI
// Hong Kong
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// Advice
Help! My cousin copies everything I do – and does it better
// Lifestyle
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// Your Voice
Should the news publish graphic photos?
// Entertainment
7 inspiring quotes in movies nominated for Oscars this year
// Personal development
Psychologists discuss how adults can help kids process disturbing news
// Letters to the Editors
Your Voice: Hong Kong schools take the fun out of reading (short letters)
// Letters to the Editors
Your Voice: Clockenflap must do more to reduce plastic waste (long letters)
// Your Voice
Top 10: Where is the best place to hike in Hong Kong?
// Global
TikTok’s new Bold Glamour filter raises concerns over toxic beauty standards and AI
// Hong Kong
Hong Kong doctors perform world-first cancer surgery using robot and microwaves
// Advice
Help! My cousin copies everything I do – and does it better
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